A Chinese social media influencer and salesman is facing a career nightmare, all because he promoted a certain ice cream dessert. Some suggest the issue is linked to a sensitive anniversary date in China—The June 4 Tiananmen Square Massacre.
President Joe Biden touts May’s jobs report, even as he admits it’s overshadowed by record-high inflation. And as Elon Musk warns about the economy, Biden brushes it off. To break down the latest jobs report, and what to expect in the labor market moving forward, we’ll hear from Bankrate’s chief financial analyst. The Biden administration’s […]
Zooming in on China’s capital of Beijing, a number of protests erupted in universities this month after some schools tried to block students from leaving campus. Under pressure from students, universities later allowed students to return home, that’s just days ahead of the anniversary of one of China’s most sensitive incidents, the June 4 Tiananmen […]
A leading Hong Kong university has dismantled and removed a statue from its campus site. For more than two decades, the statue has commemorated pro-democracy protesters killed during China’s Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is quietly altering its glowing projections of China’s economy into 2022 and beyond to a more realistic appraisal. Beijing authorities recently held a closed-door meeting of the Central Economic Work Conference, during which Xi Jinping revealed that China’s economy is in dire straits. What he neglected to mention is that […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is quietly altering its glowing projections of China’s economy into 2022 and beyond to a more realistic appraisal. Beijing authorities recently held a closed-door meeting of the Central Economic Work Conference, during which Xi Jinping revealed that China’s economy is in dire straits. What he neglected to mention is that […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A Danish artist who is seeking to retrieve his sculpture in Hong Kong commemorating the victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre said Friday he wants safe passage guaranteed for himself and his employees when they dismantle and remove the artwork called “Pillar of Shame.” In an open letter, Jens Galschioet said that his […]
A statue to memorialize victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre is given a deadline of only a few days to be removed from a university campus in Hong Kong. Its Danish creator believes the real motive is to have the statue destroyed. This comes after authorities step up pressure on pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong.
